Funnel Cloud (album) explained

Funnel Cloud
Type:	Album
Artist:	Hem
Cover:	Hem-FunnelCloud.jpg
Released:	September 5, 2006
Genre:	Folk rock
Label:	Nettwerk
Producer:	Dan Messé, Gary Maurer
Prev Title:	No Word From Tom
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Home Again, Home Again
Next Year:	2007

Funnel Cloud is the fourth album by folk rock band Hem. It was released on Nettwerk on September 5, 2006. Considered the band's most ambitious work to date, they recorded the album accompanied by a 21-piece orchestra, as well as James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins.

The concept was conceived on the day of lead singer Sally Ellyson's Virginia wedding, during which the party had to evacuate to storm cellars due to a number of tornadoes that touched down in the area.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Messé, except where noted.

1. We'll Meet Along The Way (Messé, Steve Curtis) - 2:04
2. He Came To Meet Me (Curtis) - 4:23
3. Not California (Messé, Gary Maurer) - 4:13
4. Funnel Cloud - 3:16
5. Too Late To Turn Back Now (Messé, Maurer) - 3:06
6. The Pills Stopped Working (Messé, Maurer) - 4:47
7. Hotel Fire (Messé, Maurer) - 3:51
8. Great Houses Of New York - 3:11
9. Curtains - 3:03
10. Old Adam - 2:39
11. The Burnt-Over District - 2:33
12. Reservoir (Curtis) - 3:19
13. I'll Dream Of You Tonight (Curtis) - 3:58
14. Almost Home - 2:02

Personnel

• • • • Sally Ellyson - vocals Dan Messé - piano, accordion, glockenspiel Gary Maurer - guitar, mandolin Steve Curtis - guitar, mandolin, banjo, back-up vocals
• George Rush - bass guitar
  • Mark Brotter - drums Bob Hoffnar - pedal steel guitar
• Heather Zimmerman - violin
• Greg Pliska - orchestral arrangements

Notes and References

1. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57796/hem-transcends-adversity-on-funnel-cloud Hem Transcends Adversity On 'Funnel Cloud' | Billboard